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Pakistan Releases Top Afghan Taliban Prisoner

Pakistan Releases Top Afghan Taliban Prisoner


Pakistan Releases Top Afghan Taliban Prisoner

Posted: 21 Sep 2013 12:24 AM PDT

Pakistani officials say they have released their highest-ranking Afghan Taliban prisoner to jumpstart Afghanistan's struggling peace process.
    






North Korea Postpones Family Reunion Program

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 09:04 PM PDT

Pyongyang abruptly postponed a humanitarian program that would have allowed hundreds of family members on both sides of the Korean Peninsula to meet for the first time since the Korean War six decades ago.
    






In Mexico, Critics Say Political Corruption Worsened Impact of Dual Storms

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 08:14 PM PDT

The twin storms that tore through the country this week renewed criticism that corruption and political shortsightedness made the damage even worse.
    






Hacking U.S. Secrets, China Pushes for Drones

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 06:52 PM PDT

A two-year hacking operation by a group linked to China's army is the latest sign of Beijing's ambitious plans to be at the forefront of drone manufacturing.
    

Saved by Light Breeze, Oracle Will Race Again

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 06:32 PM PDT

Oracle Team USA kept the America's Cup for one more day, pulling away from Emirates Team New Zealand in Race 13. The Kiwis lead, 8-3.
    

On Golf: Stricker Is Playing Less but Performing Just as Well

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 06:08 PM PDT

Steve Stricker made fewer PGA Tour starts in 2013 so he could spend more time with his family, but he still qualified for the Tour Championship and is in seventh place after 36 holes.
    

BlackBerry to Cut 40% of Work Force After Big Loss

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 05:45 PM PDT

The embattled smartphone maker said it would report a quarterly loss between $950 million and $995 million next week, mainly the result of a writeoff of unsold phones and restructuring charges.
    






The Saturday Profile: Unlikely Path for ‘the Guy Who Hung Saddam Hussein’

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 05:39 PM PDT

Since presiding over the Iraqi dictator's trial, Munir Haddad has carved out a late-career legal niche, and gotten rich in the process.
    

As It Makes Overtures to Iran, U.S. Strives to Reassure Israel

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 05:33 PM PDT

As the United States reaches out to Iran's new president, White House officials are trying to convince skeptical Israelis that they will not prematurely ease pressure on Tehran to curb its nuclear program.
    






Anti-Euro Party Gaining Steam in Germany

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 05:30 PM PDT

An upstart party, Alternative for Germany, is threatening to shake up the country's consensus politics with a conservative message.
    

Syria Meets First Test of Accord on Weapons

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 05:22 PM PDT

The government of President Bashar al-Assad made an "initial declaration" of the chemical weapons it possesses.
    






News Analysis: Amid Economic Stress, Differing Strategies Emerge

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 05:19 PM PDT

Indonesia must get used to higher interest rates, its vice president said Friday, while India's central bank decided it needed to lower its rates.
    

With His Remarks on Sexual Morality, a Surprise Pope Keeps on Surprising

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 04:53 PM PDT

Some think Pope Francis may be trying to shake up the Vatican hierarchy and prepare the ground for a more fundamental shift in the direction of the church.
    

The Backlash to the American Invasion of the Booker Prize

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 02:41 PM PDT

Next year, the Man Booker Prize will be open to any work originally written in English and published in Britain, bringing concerns that American novels will dominate.
    

Amid Violence, Returning to Elections in Sri Lanka After a Void

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 02:27 PM PDT

The house of a Tamil candidate in the first provincial elections in 25 years was attacked on Thursday, according to the accounts of several witnesses.
    

Fantastical Fur on Film

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 11:29 AM PDT

Fendi's long association with the world of film - and fur - is celebrated in the exhibition "Making Dreams: Fendi and the Cinema" in Milan.
    






Fashion Review: Modernity Among the Flowers

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 11:19 AM PDT

Alessandra Facchinetti creates clothes for real life at Tod's while the flower is, as ever, the motif for summer dressing in other shows.
    






19-Year-Old Regains Women’s Chess Title in a Rout

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 10:13 AM PDT

Hou Yifan, of China, defeated Anna Ushenina, 28, a grandmaster from Ukraine, in a match in Taizhou, China.
    

Off the Charts: Population Growth Forecast From the U.N. May Be Too High

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 09:22 AM PDT

The United Nations sees the world population at nearly 11 billion by the year 2100, but an expert at Deutsche Bank predicts much slower growth.
    

Russia Seizes Greenpeace Ship and Crew for Investigation

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 08:44 AM PDT

The Federal Security Service said it would tow the ship, the Arctic Sunrise, to port in Murmansk and conduct an inquiry after Greenpeace activists scaled an offshore oil rig in the Arctic Ocean.
    






Collecting: V-8 Expats Roll Into England

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 08:27 AM PDT

There is a growing classic-car movement in England to collect what are called Yank Tanks, big American cars made after the war.
    






<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/fashion/runway/?ref=global-home"> Slide Shows: Latest Runway Collections

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 06:47 AM PDT

MaxMara and Fendi are among the fashion houses showing their spring 2014 collections in Milan.
    






Military Targets in Yemen Are Attacked

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 05:44 AM PDT

Suspected members of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula were believed to be responsible for attacks that killed almost 30 soldiers.
    






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